Carpet, Floor, and Tile Installers and Finishers

Employment

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers held about 184,000 jobs in 2004. About 42 percent of all carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers were self-employed, compared with 19 percent of all construction trades workers. The following tabulation shows 2004 wage and salary employment by specialty:

Tile and marble setters	44,000
Carpet installers	41,000
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles	16,000
Floor sanders and finishers	7,000

Many carpet installers work for flooring contractors or floor covering retailers. Most salaried tilesetters are employed by tilesetting contractors who work mainly on nonresidential construction projects, such as schools, hospitals, and office buildings. Most self-employed tilesetters work on residential projects.

Although carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers are employed throughout the Nation, they tend to be concentrated in populated areas where there are high levels of construction activity.

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Area and Industry employment and wages
Carpet installers: (Area) (Industry)
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles: (Area) (Industry)
Floor sanders and finishers: (Area) (Industry)
Tile and marble setters: (Area) (Industry)

Also see Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers in the 2004-05 Occupational Outlook Handbook
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